Another Project Update:
Sep. 11th, 2004 06:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
omorkaCurrently in Progress:
Knit -
Baby blanket for E&M's extremely immanent sprog, off the needles and currently being edged in single crochet. I think I will stop with the one round of single crochet rather than add a round of double, as I am dangerously close to the end of this skein and I don't have another. Will post pictures when it's finished.
Lattice lace sampler scarf, about half finished. Irked because the garter stitch border wants to fold over onto the back of the scarf, which is not unexpected behavior but still irksome. It's a really simple lace pattern, to be sure, but since the only lace pattern I've ever done before is feather-and-fan, I figured I wanted some practice at various lace patterns before I started Cobweb. This scarf will be the first of three that I'm doing for practice before I brave the shawl.
Linda poncho, barely started. I find this yarn (Berocco's Suede) to be a pain and a half to work with - no stretch to speak of, and it sticks to the needles something awful. I'm contemplating switching it from the Boye aluminum circulars I currently have it on to a long strand of the Denise needles, to see if it sticks to the plastic less than the metal.
A vest to use up the extra Homespun yarn, since I've decided when I re-do the feather-and-fan shawl I'm going to do it in better yarn (I think a wool/linen blend would be truly groovy, but I don't know if I can find one that isn't beau-coup $$$). About two inches' worth done so far.
Crochet -
Mushroom Hat, still only about 1/10 complete. Haven't done much work on this in the past week; I may make it my in-the-car project for the next weeks or two.
Possibly about to pick up again after a long time:
Crochet -
The Pentacle Shawl. I may frog the backing I was doing and just edge the winter-white body of the shawl (which has been done for three years) in the dark-green I was using for the backing. Of course, if I do that, then I have two large skeins of cheap forest green acrylic that I have to think of another project for, but I'll finally have the shawl to wear at CMA, and if it really gets cold enough that I'd've wanted the backing, I now have a cloak I can throw over it. And if that works, I know the whole thing is actually relatively fast to do, and can repeat it in some prettier yarn later.
Have the yarn but haven't started yet:
Knit-
The Cobweb shawl. I'm scared of it now, frankly. Tricky pattern, tricky yarn, wants me to get DPNs to do the i-cord part. Yikes.
Crochet -
Two more copies of the chenille hat. Although, I must say, I came out better in the TLC chenille I originally did it in than the Lion chenille it was supposedly designed for!
Already dreaming about starting when a couple of these are done:
Knit -
The faux-corset from Knitty. That totally looks like fun.
Crochet -
A couple of the fast ponchos. Yay, I can be fashionable now!
Knit -
Baby blanket for E&M's extremely immanent sprog, off the needles and currently being edged in single crochet. I think I will stop with the one round of single crochet rather than add a round of double, as I am dangerously close to the end of this skein and I don't have another. Will post pictures when it's finished.
Lattice lace sampler scarf, about half finished. Irked because the garter stitch border wants to fold over onto the back of the scarf, which is not unexpected behavior but still irksome. It's a really simple lace pattern, to be sure, but since the only lace pattern I've ever done before is feather-and-fan, I figured I wanted some practice at various lace patterns before I started Cobweb. This scarf will be the first of three that I'm doing for practice before I brave the shawl.
Linda poncho, barely started. I find this yarn (Berocco's Suede) to be a pain and a half to work with - no stretch to speak of, and it sticks to the needles something awful. I'm contemplating switching it from the Boye aluminum circulars I currently have it on to a long strand of the Denise needles, to see if it sticks to the plastic less than the metal.
A vest to use up the extra Homespun yarn, since I've decided when I re-do the feather-and-fan shawl I'm going to do it in better yarn (I think a wool/linen blend would be truly groovy, but I don't know if I can find one that isn't beau-coup $$$). About two inches' worth done so far.
Crochet -
Mushroom Hat, still only about 1/10 complete. Haven't done much work on this in the past week; I may make it my in-the-car project for the next weeks or two.
Possibly about to pick up again after a long time:
Crochet -
The Pentacle Shawl. I may frog the backing I was doing and just edge the winter-white body of the shawl (which has been done for three years) in the dark-green I was using for the backing. Of course, if I do that, then I have two large skeins of cheap forest green acrylic that I have to think of another project for, but I'll finally have the shawl to wear at CMA, and if it really gets cold enough that I'd've wanted the backing, I now have a cloak I can throw over it. And if that works, I know the whole thing is actually relatively fast to do, and can repeat it in some prettier yarn later.
Have the yarn but haven't started yet:
Knit-
The Cobweb shawl. I'm scared of it now, frankly. Tricky pattern, tricky yarn, wants me to get DPNs to do the i-cord part. Yikes.
Crochet -
Two more copies of the chenille hat. Although, I must say, I came out better in the TLC chenille I originally did it in than the Lion chenille it was supposedly designed for!
Already dreaming about starting when a couple of these are done:
Knit -
The faux-corset from Knitty. That totally looks like fun.
Crochet -
A couple of the fast ponchos. Yay, I can be fashionable now!
